Nomenclature
CAS number: 10025-82-8
Indium chloride.
Cl
3In; mol wt 221.18.
Cl 48.09%, In 51.91%.
InCl
3.
Properties
Yellowish, deliquesc crystals. d 4.0. mp 586°; sublimes at 500°. Freely sol in water.
Keep tightly closed. MLD s.c. in rats: 10.2 mg/kg; MLD i.v. in rabbits: 0.64 mg/kg, McCord et al., J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 24, 243 (1942).Use
In electroplating using a soln of the salt with
dextrose and NaCN. This soln is stable, though it turns dark on standing
and deposits a mud which, however, contains no indium.